College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• NCR-SARE announces 2012 call for research and education pre-proposals

  Published on April 14, 2011
  Research and Education program supports innovators with competitive research and education grants.

• When to control winter annuals and perennial broadleaf weeds in turf

  Published on April 27, 2012
  Many weeds are currently flowering in turf and lawns, but not all require control.

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  White clover exploding in lawns

  Published on June 26, 2015
  White clover is one tough weed to control and seems to be invading lawns and turfgrass everywhere this summer.

• European crane fly damage and larvae found on some golf courses in Detroit area

  Published on July 2, 2010
  

• Another early fall?

  Published on August 13, 2010
  

• Unfounded fear of cicada killers

  Published on July 29, 2011
  Although large and fearsome in appearance, cicada killers are pretty much mild mannered and need not be killed.

• Clover, medic, and fertilizing

  Published on June 8, 2007
  

• U.S. agricultural labor statistics for winter 2008

  Published on April 14, 2008
  

• Matted lawns and snow mold injury

  Published on March 25, 2010
  

• Lawn slime

  Published on June 4, 2010
  

• Tree, turf and ornamental plant update – June 15, 2017

  Published on June 16, 2017
  Dry conditions, leaf drop on maple, rose chafer and forest tent caterpillar are active. Scout for scale crawlers. Symptoms of fungal pathogens are showing up.

• More wet weather

  Published on April 26, 2011
  Forecast projects rains will continue possibly through the weekend of April 30.

• Successful nutrient management begins with soil sampling

  Published on April 11, 2013
  Soil analysis and fertilizer recommendations are only as good as the samples you submit.

• Pesky turfgrass diseases

  Published on July 28, 2006
  

• Controlling crabgrass after it emerges

  Published on June 27, 2013
  Crabgrass has emerged in many turf and lawn areas, and there are several herbicide options available for post-emergence control.

• Bacterial leaf spot on hydrangea

  Published on June 25, 2010
  

• What’s a fen and why you should care if you have one

  Published on February 12, 2010
  

• What to do with Imprelis-affected trees

  Published on June 24, 2011
  Patience and time are preferred to hasty action that may only compound the problem.

• Michigan’s July weather was warmest since 1955

  Published on August 9, 2011
  Hot temperatures created the warmest July since 1955 and the sixth warmest since 1895. The forecast projects cooler temperatures this week.

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  Seedheads, hawkweed and slime mold in lawns

  Published on May 19, 2016
  Now is when seedheads push through turfgrass, orange and yellow hawkweed flowers and slime mold covers turf blades.